The cover of OPM #71 was dark, but the future was bright, as our world exclusive look at COD: Black Ops 2 showed
Above The thing that really excited us was sandbox gameplay coming to Call Of Duty for the first time – but the new weapons and advanced tech was nearly as mouthwatering. As the game is set in 2025, shouldn’t we have some of it by now?
Below right We loved Prototype 2’s 9/11-meetsCloverfield vibe. Shame there’s never been a sequel.
Far left What’s more important: a creative vision, or pleasing the masses? In the case of Mass Effect 3’s ending, we couldn’t agree.
Left News of FIFA 13’s more realistic ball control left us fearing our PlayStation games would mirror our five-a-side ones.
Below left Louise Blain took on pop star Ladyhawke. The winner? Let’s just say the Goat was called in.